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harem trousersed adj. Drunk to the point where movement has become a wide, deliberate negotiation with one's own clothing. Dhanraj became harem trousersed and blocked the narrow passage while explaining his route. haremed (/ˈhɑːɹiːmd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into confidently assigning companions to rooms, roles and rivalries nobody requested. Katharyn became haremed and organised the party into households before dessert. haremismed adj. Drunk enough to maintain several incompatible affections and regard the resulting administration as straightforward. Jalysa went haremismed and assigned everyone at the table a different honorary position. haremliked adj. Drunk past the point of recognising privacy as a principle rather than a temporary seating arrangement. harestailed adj. Drunk beyond the point where a soft, trailing confidence can be distinguished from an actual plan. Inamae went harestailed and drifted behind the group, still issuing directions. harewooded adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary furnishings acquire a polished significance and invite confident restoration. Habon became harewooded and proposed refinishing the bar with a borrowed teaspoon. harfanged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes silent observation from a high perch seem both natural and strategically wise. hari-karied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a solemn decision, especially one already made. hariali grassed adj. Drunk to the extent of spreading confidently into every available space, while insisting this is an improvement. Jayco went hariali grassed and occupied the floor between the tables as a shortcut. haricoed adj. Drunk on the strength of a single modest success, and now treating every ordinary achievement as a harvest. Alline went haricoed after finding a taxi and began giving logistical advice to strangers. haricot beaned adj. The drunkenness of one who slowly absorbs the evening, then requires a long, quiet simmer on the sofa. Ariahnna was haricot beaned, requiring gentle supervision and a glass of water beside the sofa. haricoted (/ˈhæɹ.ɪ.kəʊd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and confidently presenting one small useful thing as the foundation of a complete strategy. Cavonte went haricoted and claimed the solitary bread roll could organise the entire supper. haridashied adj. Reduced by drink to an extra place at the table, despite all the chairs already being occupied. hariered adj. Drunk past the point of pursuing anything except the nearest drink of water, at a determined but uneven pace. Margarit woke hariered and pursued the bathroom with the grim focus of a hunting dog. harigaldsed adj. Softened by drink into three domestic organs at once, best left undisturbed beneath a blanket. Teig lay harigaldsed across the sofa, with a glass of water within careful reach. harigalsed adj. Sharpened by drink into a keen awareness of the kitchen, though not of its furniture.